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EXTRA LISTENING PRACTICE 5

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05 In the following report you are going to hear some new words. Read and listen to them.
Make sure you know what they mean.

source: naixement (riu) / nacimiento (río) to frighten off: fer fugir, espantar / ahuyentar
raft: rai / balsa frostbite: congelació / congelación
to smash to pieces: fer miques / hacer pedazos rucksack: motxilla / mochila

Ready?
Now read the following questions. Read them carefully before listening to the interview.

Presenter: Welcome to our programme, Explorers Then and Now. Joining us today is Elizabeth Young to tell us
about the life of the British explorer, Sebastian Snow. Welcome, Elizabeth. So, why did you choose
to talk about Mr Snow?
[Now listen to the interview.]
Choose the best answer according to the recording. Only ONE answer is correct.

1 Sebastian Snow’s first two journeys … . d visited a friend for several months

a were in the same part of the world

b used the same kind of transport

c were never successfully completed

d took place while he was in his early 20s

2 The expedition to South America in 1951 … .

a was Snow’s idea

b was led by two French explorers

c didn’t achieve what it wanted

d proved that previous explorers had been

correct

3 After the expedition finished, Snow … .

a stayed in South America on his own

b returned home before going back to Peru

c set off on a new expedition with the same

people

d decided to sail back to Britain

4 While attempting to reach the Atlantic Ocean,

Snow … .

a travelled alone the entire time

b became ill

c managed to stay on the river for its entire length

 Name: Mark:
5 Snow survived pirate attacks because … . a Snow started in Costa Rica.

a they thought he was armed b Snow travelled with very little on him.

b of all the guns he had c Snow tried to resume his expedition.

c he could speak their language d Snow became too ill to walk after two years.

d they didn’t see him anywhere 8 What does the writer mention as being
appropriate?
6 When Snow returned to Peru, … .
a the title of a book
a he achieved less than he had expected
b the place Snow called home
b he suffered from painful infections
c the recognition Snow received
c he helped the local population
d the name of Snow’s expedition
d he had problems with an unfriendly tribal chief

7 Which of these statements about Snow’s final

expedition is NOT true?

KEY

Answers

1 d 2 d 3 a 4 b 5 a 6 c 7 a 8 a